Notre Dame is French for Our Lady, referring to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Accordingly there are many churches named Notre Dame, in France and other French-speaking countries, the most famous of which is Notre Dame de Paris in Paris, France. Some others include:

• Notre-Dame de Chartres Cathedral in Chartres, France;
• Notre-Dame de Reims Cathedral in Reims, France;
• Notre-Dame d'Ottawa Cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario;
• Notre-Dame de Montréal Basilica in Montreal, Quebec;
• Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral in Quebec City, Quebec.

There are several US higher education institutions named Notre Dame:

• The most famous, the University of Notre Dame just outside South Bend, Indiana, home of the Fighting Irish.
• Notre Dame College , a liberal-arts college in South Euclid, Ohio.
• The College of Notre Dame of Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland.
• Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California.

There is also the University of Notre Dame Australia in Fremantle, Western Australia; which is affiliated with the University of Notre Dame in South Bend.

The novel Notre-Dame de Paris, by Victor Hugo (1831), is known in English as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and has been made into several movies and musicals. The most famous musical is simply called Notre-Dame de Paris . It was co-authored by Quebecois Luc Plamondon and Franco-Italian Richard Cocciante .

The Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur is an order of Roman Catholic religious sisters.

Notre Dame Bay is a large bay near the mouth of the Exploits River in northern Newfoundland.

Notre Dame (band) was a Swedish metal band.

Notre Dame is pronounced "Not-re dahm" although sports broadcasters in the US correctly pronounce the University as "Nōter dāme."